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Residents tell commissioners to oppose rezoning of Motel 6 site (PA-2025-11600021)

2936279 · April 9, 2025
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Summary

At a April 9 meeting, callers and in-person speakers urged commissioners to deny a rezoning request for a Motel 6 property (case PA-2025-11600021), citing proximity to I‑281 and the airport, lack of nearby schools or parks, noise and safety concerns. The applicant requested a continuance to April 14; no final decision was recorded.

Residents and other commentators told commissioners on April 9 that a proposed rezoning for a Motel 6 property, recorded as case PA-2025-11600021, is unsuitable for families and should be denied.

The callers and speakers said the site — identified in public remarks as the Motel 6 on San Pedro Avenue near State Highway 281 — sits next to heavy traffic, airport flight paths and industrial uses and lacks nearby schools, grocery stores or play areas for children. “No es un buen ambiente que es conducivo para niños … no hay un área de juegos,” one caller said. Several speakers said they opposed changing the zoning from commercial/industrial uses (referred to in comments as “C-3”) to mixed- or higher-density residential (referred to in comments as “M” or housing),…

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